The city of Lancaster hosted its second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday and welcomed thousands of guests from all walks of life.
National Hispanic Heritage Month
It was a fiesta in downtown Lancaster on Saturday and the city celebrated its second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival by welcoming thousands of guests from all walks of life. Cheila Huettner, Manager of the“Hispanic culture is that of welcoming and Lancaster is a certified welcoming city, we echo that message, and having this festival is the city’s way of saying that all are welcome.”
“You’re building community constantly, when unity comes in and people recognize each other’s cultures, great things can happen,” Huettner said.“There’s a lot of talk about immigrants nowadays, criticizing immigrants, this country was built by immigrants, so I think Hispanics contribute a lot to making this country, the country that it is,” Kneuker said.
Despite Hispanic Heritage Month ending Oct. 15, the issues surrounding Hispanic communities continue, such as discrimination. That’s why Kneuker says it’s important to keep the conversation about inclusivity alive.Likewise, Diego Quiroz, Co-owner ofsaid, “We’re always here working with everybody, and we live here in a community, not just here for one month, but every single month of the year.”
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